The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Popov, Markian Mikhailovich
Army General
* 15th of November 1902
† 22nd of April 1969
(Маркиан Михайлович Попов)
Promotions
| 1938-06-14 | Kombrig |
| 1939-04-25 | Komdiv |
| 1939-08-13 | Komkor |
| 1940-06-04 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-04-23 | Colonel-General |
| 1943-08-26 | Army General |
| 1944-04-20 | Demoted to Colonel-General due to hard drinking |
| 1953-08-03 | Army General |
Service
| 1937-07-XX | – | 1938-01-XX | Chief of Staff, V Mechanised Corps |
| 1938-01-XX | – | 1938-09-04 | Attached to Special Assignments, Command & Staff Directorate |
| 1938-09-04 | – | 1939-07-01 | Deputy Commanding Officer 1st Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army |
| 1938-09-04 | – | 1939-07-01 | Chief of Staff, 1st Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army |
| 1939-07-01 | – | 1941-01-13 | Commanding Officer 1st Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army |
| 1941-01-14 | – | 1941-06-24 | Commander in Chief Leningrad Military District |
| 1941-06-24 | – | 1941-08-26 | Commander in Chief Northern Front |
| 1941-08-27 | – | 1941-09-05 | Commander in Chief Leningrad Front |
| 1941-09-05 | – | 1941-09-06 | Chief of Staff, Leningrad Front |
| 1941-12-18 | – | 1942-06-28 | Commanding Officer 61st Army |
| 1942-07-04 | – | 1942-10-24 | Commanding Officer 40th Army |
| 1942-10-22 | – | 1942-12-XX | Deputy Commander in Chief Stalingrad Front |
| 1942-12-08 | – | 1942-12-26 | Commanding Officer 5th Shook Army |
| 1942-12-28 | – | 1943-01-21 | Commanding Officer 5th Tank Army |
| 1943-01-XX | – | 1943-03-XX | Commander in Chief Popov Mobile Group of Forces |
| 1943-03-10 | – | 1943-04-15 | Commander in Chief Reserve Front |
| 1943-04-15 | – | 1943-06-06 | Commander in Chief Steppe Military District |
| 1943-06-06 | – | 1943-10-10 | Commander in Chief Briansk Front |
| 1943-10-15 | – | 1943-10-20 | Commander in Chief Baltic Front |
| 1943-10-20 | – | 1944-04-23 | Commander in Chief 2nd Baltic Front |
| 1944-04-28 | – | 1945-03-22 | Chief of Staff, Leningrad Front |
| 1945-02-04 | – | 1945-02-09 | Commander in Chief 2nd Baltic Front |
| 1945-03-21 | – | 1945-03-31 | Chief of Staff, 2nd Baltic Front |
| 1945-04-01 | – | 1945-07-27 | Chief of Staff, Leningrad Front |
| 1945-07-09 | – | 1946-05-06 | Commander in Chief Lvov Military District |
| 1946-06-04 | – | 1954-07-01 | Commander in Chief Taurian Military District |
| 1955-06-30 | – | 1956-07-31 | Head of Main Combat Training Directorate |
| 1956-08-01 | – | 1962-07-06 | Chief of Main Staff, Ground Forces |
| 1962-07-06 | – | 1969-04-22 | Inspector-Counsellor, Group of Inspector-Generals, Ministry of Defence |
| 1969-04-22 | Tragically killed in a fire in his house |
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin